JP3486163B2 - File support device - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is a state in which a thin file folder such as a medical record file, which cannot stand alone in an upright (upright) posture, is set on a desk, a shelf, or another storage location. The present invention relates to a file support device for storing and storing a large amount of data for easy management.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, so-called file boxes for storing and storing file files such as medical record files in a standing state have been proposed and are known (for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-309972). This file box can be folded so as not to be bulky during transportation or when not in use, and is configured so that anyone can easily assemble and use it when using it (see FIG. 1 of the above publication). And FIG. 2). Further, a plurality of file boxes are configured so that they can be connected in parallel and adjacently used (see FIG. 5 of the above publication).

[0003]

By the way, this type of file box is thin, such as a medical record file, so that it is easy to organize and manage a large number of file folders that cannot maintain a standing (upright) posture by themselves. However, in the conventional file box described above, not only can it be used alone, but the connecting structure between each box when using multiple side-by-side connections in parallel to one another side wall. Since the insertion part having the double-sided adhesive tape provided is inserted into the insertion part provided on the other side wall and the insertion part is adhered to the other side wall by the adhesive tape, a large amount of It easily comes off during use due to the weight received from the file. In other words, the side wall of each box, which should serve as a supporting part that supports the standing posture of a large number of stored files, does not perform its original function, but the side of one box that is adjacent due to the weight of the file There was a big problem in terms of rigidity such as tilting.

Further, in such a simple connection structure, a gap is apt to be formed between the side walls of adjacent boxes, and when the file is taken in and out, the file is erroneously inserted into the gap, which is inconvenient. There is also a problem in handling such as, and improvement thereof has been desired.

The present invention has been made in view of such conventional circumstances, and its object is to erroneously insert a file between adjacent side walls when storing and storing a file folder such as a medical record file. Another object of the present invention is to provide a file support device that has a rigidity that can support the standing posture of the file with a strong support structure that does not fall or fall due to the weight of a large amount of files, and that has a better appearance.

[0006]

In order to achieve the object, according to the present invention, the front surface and the upper surface are opened so that a file folder such as a medical chart file can be easily taken in and out, and the bottom wall and the rear wall are bent and connected. A file support device configured by connecting a plurality of file boxes formed by obliquely cutting open edges of both side walls from a rear wall side toward a front open side in parallel, and one adjacent side wall. On the side of the open edge of the other side wall, a connecting flap that folds the open edge of the other side wall so as to wrap it almost entirely is provided through a flap fold line, and a connecting strip is provided on the flap, and adjacent side walls are provided. Is provided by penetrating a connecting slit into which the connecting strip is inserted and connected, and further, adjoining both back side walls are connected by a connecting means.
In addition, the open edge of the side wall is a horizontal upper end and a vertical front,
With an inclined portion extending from the upper horizontal portion to the front vertical portion,
Connecting flaps provided with connecting strips are provided respectively on the front vertical portion and the inclined portion of the adjacent one side wall. Further, in the adjacent one side wall, further insert the tip end side of the connecting strip protruding (exposed) to the inner surface side of the same side wall in a state of being inserted in a penetrating manner between the connecting slits of both side wall. so,
A connecting slit is newly provided at the same time as strengthening the connection of both side walls by the connecting strip, and at the same time also blinding the tip side.

Further, in the present invention, the above-mentioned connecting means is composed of hole portions respectively provided at symmetrical portions at several positions in the height direction of both adjacent back walls, and a connecting body which is detachably attached across both hole portions. , The hole has a semicircular shape having a straight edge parallel to the side wall, and the connecting body has a band having a width substantially equal to the opening size of the straight edge of the hole, and both ends of this band. Part is formed with a connecting head portion which is wider than the opening dimension of the straight edge portion of the hole portion and is formed in a tapered shape. here,
The material of the above-mentioned connected body is not particularly limited, but any material having excellent strength, flexibility, and restoring property may be used. For example, polypropylene is desirable. Then, the connecting head for inserting and locking in the hole is provided with a slit that divides the tapered head from the tapering top toward the side of the base connected to the band, thereby inserting and connecting the connecting head into the hole. In doing so, the connecting head is deformed so as to be quickly narrowed down by the semicircular edge of the hole, and is quickly restored to its original state after being inserted.

Further, according to the present invention, the front edge vertical portion and the inclined portion at the open edge portion of the other side wall adjacent to each other are provided with edge flaps which are folded and fixed to the inside of the edge portion via the flap fold line. By fixing the edge flaps in a folded state by heat welding or the like, the edges of the front end vertical portion and the inclined portion are strengthened.

Further, according to the present invention, on the rear wall side of the file box, an upper wall of an appropriate size is integrally or fixedly connected to the rear wall and both side walls, and is connected between the both side walls. The front cover is provided with a back cover that folds from the front end edge of the top wall toward the inside of the top wall and folds toward the inner surface of the back wall through the fold side that is fixed. .

In the present invention, the file box is
It is made of polypropylene having a hinge effect which is excellent in strength, flexibility, and restorability, especially in repeated bending strength.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A specific example of the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of an embodiment of the file support device A of the present invention.
Each file box 1 that composes a medical record file and a receipt from a bottom wall 1-1, both side walls 1-2 and 1-3, and a back wall 1-4 formed by punching a single polypropylene blank. File folder for files (hereinafter,
It is manufactured so that the front surface and the top surface are opened so that the "file B" is simply put in and taken out.

The bottom wall 1-1 has a substantially rectangular shape in plan view that is long in the front and rear so that a large number of files B can be stored in a standing state. 1 to 3 are connected in series via wall folding lines 2 and 3, and an edge flap 4 which is folded and fixed to the front edge is connected in series to the front edge via a flap folding line 5. Further, a lower wall forming flap 1-42 described below, which connects the lower side of the rear wall 1-4 to the bottom wall 1-1, is continuously connected to the rear edge via a flap fold line 6 (see FIG. 6). See the exploded view).

The side walls 1-2 and 1-3 are wall fold lines so that they can be folded and raised up to a height at which the file B can be stored in a state in which the files B are erected from the long side edges of the bottom wall 1-1. The open edges are cut off obliquely from the rear wall 1-4 side toward the front open side, and are formed in a right-angled triangle shape in a side view. The open edges of the side walls 1-2 and 1-3 are the upper horizontal part connected from the rear wall 1-4, the front vertical part connected from the bottom wall, and an appropriate angle between the upper horizontal part and the front vertical part. It consists of a slanted part. Further, in the state where the file boxes 1 are juxtaposed in parallel, the inclined portion and the front vertical portion of one side wall 1-2 that are adjacent to each other are substantially the same as the inclined portion and the front vertical portion of the other side wall 1-3. Coupling flaps 9 and 10 which are folded so as to wrap around the entire body are connected to each other via flap fold lines 11 and 12, and each of the flaps 9 and 10 is provided with coupling strips 13 and 14, respectively. On the other side wall 1-3, the slanted portion and the front vertical portion are provided with edge flaps 15 and 16 which are folded and fixed to the same edge portion, respectively, via flap folding lines 17 and 18, respectively. Also, adjacent side walls 1-2, 1-3
, The connecting strips 13 and 14 are inserted and connected in such a manner that the connecting flaps 9 and 10 of the one side wall 1-2 are folded so as to wrap the inclined portion of the other side wall 1-3 and the front vertical portion. Connection slits 19 and 20 are provided respectively.

The connecting flaps 9 and 10 cooperate with the connecting strips 13 and 14 to connect the adjacent file boxes 1 and wrap between the open edges of the adjacent side walls 1-2 and 1-3. As described above, it serves to connect the open edges, and through the two flap fold lines 11 and 12 respectively provided at the required intervals, the above-mentioned slanted portion and the front end vertical portion are provided with the entire length in the edge direction. Provide each one. The distance between the two flap folding lines 11 and 12 corresponds to the total thickness of the thickness of the side wall 1-3 and the thickness of the edge flaps 15 and 16 that are folded and fixed to the edge of the side wall 1-3. . As a result, the connecting flaps 9 and 10 are connected to the other side wall.
When the bent portion of 1-3 is bent so as to wrap around the front vertical portion, the bent portion is formed into a square shape without rounding, and the appearance is improved (see FIG. 3).

Two connecting bands 13 and 14 are provided on the connecting flap 9 provided on the inclined portion of one side wall 1-2 as shown in the figure.
The connecting flap 10 provided on the front end vertical portion is provided in one place with an appropriate width and length, and the adjacent side wall 1-
By being inserted so as to penetrate the connecting slits 19 and 20 provided in 2 and 1-3, the above-mentioned wrapped state by the connecting flaps 9 and 10 is maintained, and the side wall 1-2 and 1-3 are connected. To strengthen.

The connecting slits 19 and 20 are adjacent to both side walls.
Provided by penetrating through both side walls 1-2, 1-3 in a symmetrical positional relationship with the above-mentioned connecting strips 13, 14 in a state parallel to the inclined portions of 1-2, 1-3 and the front vertical portion. The strips 13 and 14 are inserted respectively. In addition, one side wall 1-2 adjacent to the one side wall 1-2 protrudes toward the inner side of the one side wall 1-2 while being inserted between the connecting slits 19 and 20 of the side wall 1-2 and 1-3 ( By further inserting the front end side of the connecting strips 13 and 14 that are exposed), the connection slits that strengthen the connection of the side walls 1-2 and 1-3 by the connecting strips 13 and 14 and also have a blindfold on the front end side. 21 and 22 are newly provided in parallel with the connecting slits 19 and 20.

The rear wall 1-4 includes left and right wall forming flaps 1-40, which are connected to the rear end edges of the opposite side walls 1-2, 1-3 of the file box 1 via fold lines 23, 24. 1-41, and
A lower wall forming flap 1-42 continuously provided on the rear edge of the bottom wall 1-1 through a flap fold line 6, and a wall fold line 25 on the upper end horizontal portion of one side wall 1-2. The upper wall 1-5, which will be described later, is formed in combination with an upper wall forming flap 1-43 which is continuously provided via a flap fold line 26 at a rear end edge portion of the later-described upper wall 1-5. Then, to the left and right wall forming flaps 1-40 and 1-41, a fixing flap 27 for fixing and connecting to the upper and lower wall forming flaps 1-42 and 1-43, respectively, by heat welding or the like, is provided via flap fold lines 28. And each of them will be connected.

The top wall 1-5 is the bottom wall 1 of the side walls 1-2 and 1-3.
-Both side walls to strengthen the standing posture by bending from -1
It is a reinforcing wall that connects the above-mentioned upper horizontal parts at the open edges of 1-2 and 1-3, and has a length corresponding to the width from the upper horizontal part of one side wall 1-2 to the bottom wall 1-1. Will be installed continuously at the wall broken line 25. Then, the upper side wall forming flap 1-43 is continuously provided at the rear edge of the long side of the upper surface wall 1-5, and the front edge of the long side is arranged along the inner side of the upper surface wall 1-5. The folding side portions 29 that are fixed by being folded are continuously provided via the folding line 30. In addition, a back cover 31 that is folded toward the inner surface side of the back wall 1-4 at the folding side portion 29 and is brought into close contact with the same inside area is continuously provided via a folding line 32. Further, a fixing flap 33, which is fixedly connected to the upper end horizontal portion of the other side wall 1-3 on the upper surface wall 1-5 by heat welding or the like, is continuously provided via a flap fold line 34.

The folding side portion 29 is fixed along the inside of the upper surface wall 1-5 by being folded and fixed to strengthen the upper surface wall 1-5, that is, the folding side portion 29 and the upper surface wall 1-5. -Five
Is of course reinforced by the double wall structure, but it also has a bottom wall 1-1, both side walls 1-2, 1-3, a back wall 1-4, and one of the above-mentioned additional parts. When the blanking of the polypropylene blank is performed, the back cover 31 is also provided so as to be punched at the same time. In other words, in consideration of the workability of the file box 1 and its manufacturing cost, the waste of material is less than that of punching the back cover 31 separately, and it is easy to assemble. , The top wall 1-5 through the folded side 29
The rear cover 31 is provided so as to be continuous with the rear cover.

The rear cover 31 is provided with left and right wall forming flaps 1-
40, 1-41, upper and lower wall forming flaps 1-42, 1-43 The rear wall 1-4 formed in a complicated combination by these is covered with a blind so as not to be seen from the user side to improve the appearance. The product value is increased, and the same size as the inner area of the rear wall 1-4 is continuously provided on the folding side through the cover fold line 32 (see the development view of FIG. 6). For details, see the back cover
When 31 is folded and pushed toward the inside of the back wall 1-4 from the cover fold line 32 so that it closely contacts the inside of the back wall 1-4, both long side edges of the back cover 31 match the both side walls, and the open short side The side dimensions of the back cover 31 are set so that the edges are matched with the bottom wall 1-1. If necessary, one or both of the side walls 1-2, 1-3 and the bottom wall 1-1 may be fitted and locked to the both long side edges or the open short side edges of the rear cover 31. It is optional to provide a locking means or the like having a mating relationship.

In the file box 1 constructed as described above, the edge flaps 4, 15, 16 are first attached to the side wall 1-3 and the bottom wall 1-in the state of the development view illustrated in FIG. 1 by heat welding, etc.
The folding side portion 29 that connects the above is folded and fixed inside the upper surface wall 1-5 (the state of FIG. 7A). Next, the side walls 1-
Bend 2 and 1-3 from the wall fold lines 7 and 8 with the bottom wall 1-1 and stand up, and fold the top wall 1-5 connected to the upper horizontal part of one side wall 1-2 from the wall fold line 25. The fixing flap 33 is connected and fixed to the horizontal portion of the upper end of the other side wall 1-3 by heat welding or the like (state of FIG. 7B). Also, the left and right wall forming flaps 1-40 and 1-41 forming the back wall 1-4 are bent from the respective flap fold lines 232 and 4, and the upper and lower wall forming flaps 1-42 and 1-43 are respectively fold line 6 , 26 and the fixing flaps 27 connected to the left and right wall forming flaps 1-40 and 1-41 are fixedly connected to both the flaps 1-42 and 1-43 by heat welding or the like, so that they are sold to customers. (From the state of FIG. 7C to the state of FIG. 7D). As a result, it can be folded so as not to be bulky during transportation or when not in use (state of FIG. 8), and anyone can easily assemble it when using.

Further, according to the present invention, the rear walls 1-4 are releasably connected by the connecting means 33 in a state in which the plurality of file boxes 1 constructed as described above are juxtaposed in parallel. . The connecting means 33 is provided with holes 34 respectively provided at symmetrical portions at several positions in the height direction of the two rear side walls 1-2 and 1-3 which are adjacent to each other, and a connecting body which is detachably attached across the holes 34. It consists of 35.

The hole 34 has a semicircular shape having a straight edge 34-1 parallel to the side walls 1-2 and 1-3, and the left and right wall forming flaps 1-which form the back wall 1-4 in combination. 40 and 1-41 are opened at two locations above and below each with an appropriate size.

The connecting body 35 is made of a material excellent in strength, flexibility and restoring property, and is made of polypropylene, for example. The connecting body 35 has a width L ₂ that is approximately the same as the opening dimension L ₁ of the linear edge portion 34-1 of the hole portion 34 and the linear edge portions 34 of the both hole portions 34.
-1 band 35-1 having a length of about 1 -1 and this band 35
-1 is formed at both ends with a connecting head portion 35-2 formed in a taper shape with a width L ₃ wider than the opening dimension L ₁ of the straight edge portion 34-1 of the hole portion 34. In addition, the connecting head 35-2 has a tapered top portion and a belt portion 35-1.
A cut 36 that divides into two is provided toward the base side of the continuous installation.
Thereby, when inserting and connecting the connection head 35-2 to the hole 34, the connection head 35-2 is deformed so as to be narrowed by the semicircular edge 34-2 of the hole 34, and, After being inserted, it is formed so as to promptly restore the original state (state (c) to state (d) of FIG. 5).

Next, a brief description will be given of an example of assembling the file supporting apparatus A of the present invention using the plurality of file boxes 1 configured as described above. From the flat folded state illustrated in FIG. One side wall 1 including connecting flaps 9 and 10 of the file box 1 formed by combining 1-4 and further pressing the back cover 31 so as to closely contact the inside of the back wall 1-4. The file boxes 1 are adjacent to each other so that the other side wall 1-3 including the edge flaps 15 and 16 is adjacent to -2. In this state, first, the connecting members 35 are attached to the hole portions 34 that are open at symmetrical portions at two upper and lower positions of the adjacent rear wall 1-4, and the adjacent rear wall 1-4 are connected. in this case,
First, the connection head 35-2 at one end of the band 35-1 is attached to the one hole 34.
, And then insert the connecting head 35-2 at the other end of the band 35-1 into the other hole 34 to connect the upper and lower portions of the adjacent rear wall 1-4. (States (b) to (d) of FIG. 5).

Next, the connecting flaps 9 and 10 of the inclined portion and the front end vertical portion of the adjacent side wall 1-2 are wrapped around the inclined portion and the front end vertical portion of the other side wall 1-3. Fold each one. And the connecting strips 13, 1 of each connecting flap 9, 0
Connecting slits 19, 2 that open 4 over both side walls 1-2, 1-3
Each of the connecting strips 13 and 14 protruding into the inner surface of one of the side wall 1-2 is inserted into the side wall of the side wall 1-2.
By inserting into the lower connecting slits 21 and 22 opened at 1-2, respectively, the open end sides of the adjacent side wall walls 1-2 and 1-3 of the adjacent file boxes 1 are connected ( (See FIG. 3). After that, by repeating the above procedure, the file support device A in which the plurality of file boxes 1 are connected adjacent to each other is completed (see FIG. 1).

The procedure for assembling the file support device A using the plurality of file boxes 1 described above is merely an example, and the present invention is not limited to this. Further, the connecting points for connecting the rear walls 1-4 of the adjacent file boxes 1 to each other by the connecting means 33 are not limited to two, but three.
Needless to say, it may be five places.

[0028]

Since the file support device of the present invention is constructed as described above, it has the following operational effects. ． According to the present invention, since the connecting flaps provided on the open edge portions of the adjacent one side wall are connected so as to wrap the open edge portion of the other side wall substantially entirely, between the adjacent side surfaces. Files are not accidentally plugged into. Also, by enclosing the open edges of the adjacent side walls with a connecting flap, and at the same time inserting the connecting strip provided on the flap into a connecting slit penetrating between the side walls, the side walls are connected to each other. Since the back wall is also connected by the hole provided in both the back walls and the connecting means including the connecting body mounted over both the hole portions, it becomes a support portion for supporting the standing posture of many files. The connection between the adjacent side walls is strong and strong. Therefore, a file support device capable of supporting the standing posture of a file with a strong support structure in which a file is not mistakenly inserted between adjacent side walls and does not fall due to the weight of a large amount of files is provided. be able to.

.. Further, according to the present invention, the connecting head of the connecting body which is attached over both of the substantially semicircular hole portions provided in symmetrical portions at several positions in the height direction of the adjacent back wall is tapered, and When the connecting head is inserted and connected to the hole by providing a cut that divides into two parts from the tip apex toward the base connected to the band, the connecting head is formed by the semicircular edge of the hole. It is formed so that it is deformed so as to be quickly squeezed, and is quickly restored to the original state after being inserted, so that the adjacent back wall can be connected smoothly and easily. Therefore, the file support device of the present invention, which is configured by connecting a plurality of file boxes in parallel and adjacently connected to each other, can be easily assembled and configured, so that improvement in handleability can be expected.

.. Further, according to the present invention, since the opening edge of the other side wall that is connected so as to be wrapped by the connecting flap is provided with the edge flap that is folded and fixed to the inside of the edge, the opening of the adjacent side wall is achieved. The edges are the two walls,
The cross section consisting of the edge flap and the connecting flap has a four-layer structure. As a result, in addition to the above-mentioned strong and tough connecting structure of the adjacent side walls, rigidity can be imparted to the open edge portion that inclines from the rear wall side to the front open side, so that a large number of files stand up. It is possible to more effectively impart the strength required as the support portion to both side walls that support the hanging posture.

.. Further, according to the present invention, since the back cover for concealing the back wall which is complicatedly formed by the combination is provided, the product value which is good in appearance can be improved, and at the same time, the back wall is Since it is reinforced by the back cover that folds in close contact with the inside area, rigidity can be given to the back wall as well. As a result, the effect of strengthening the standing state of both side walls can be expected.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of an embodiment of a file support device of the invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged vertical side view of the II-II line in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional front view taken along line III-III in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line IV-IV in the figure.

FIG. 5A is a perspective view showing an example of a connecting means,
(B) thru | or (d) are the rear views of the principal part which showed an example of the connection procedure which connects the back wall which adjoins by a connection means.

FIG. 6 is a development view of a file box that is an assembly configuration of the file support device of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a schematic perspective view showing an example of an assembling procedure of the file box.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a state in which the file box is folded flat.

[Explanation of symbols]

A: File support device 1: File box 1-1: Bottom wall 1-2, 1-3: Side wall 1-4: Back wall 1-40, 1-41: Left and right wall forming flap 1-5: Top wall 1 -42, 1-43: Upper and lower wall forming flaps 9, 10: Connecting flaps 13, 14: Connecting strips 15, 16: Edge wraps 19, 20, 21, 22: Connecting slits 29: Folding sides 31: Rear cover 33 : Connection means 34: Hole portion 34-1: Straight edge of hole portion 34-2: Semicircular edge portion of hole portion 35: Connection body 35-1: Belt portion 35-2: Connection head portion 36: Cut

─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-6-199091 (JP, A) JP-A-11-309972 (JP, A) JP-A-2001-105776 (JP, A) SAIKAI HEI 4-120083 (JP, U) Actual development Sho 61-28573 (JP, U) Actual development Sho 63-202335 (JP, U) Registered utility model 3014794 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB) Name) B42F 7/14 B42F 17/00

Claims (6)

(57) [Claims] 1. A plurality of file boxes formed by opening the front surface and the top surface and cutting open edges of both side walls, which are bent and connected from a bottom wall and a back wall, obliquely from the back wall side toward the front open side. Is a file support device configured by connecting adjacent side-by-side in parallel with each other, and a connecting flap that folds the open edge portion of one adjacent side wall so as to substantially cover the open edge portion of the other side wall. Is provided via a flap fold line, a connecting strip is provided on the flap, and a connecting slit for inserting and connecting the connecting strip is provided on both side wall surfaces adjacent to each other.
A file support device characterized in that both adjacent back walls are connected by a connecting means. 2. The connecting means according to claim 1, wherein a hole is provided at each of symmetrical positions at several points in the height direction of the two adjacent back walls, and a connecting body is detachably attached to the hole. The hole has a semicircular shape having a straight edge parallel to the side wall, and the connecting body has a band having a width substantially the same as the opening dimension of the straight edge of the hole, and the band. A file support device, characterized in that it is formed at both ends with a connecting head portion which is wider and wider than the opening dimension of the straight edge of the hole. 3. The connecting head of the connecting body according to claim 2, wherein the connecting top of the connecting head is connected to the base part of the connecting top part.
A file support device characterized in that it is provided with a dividing line. 4. The file box according to claim 1, wherein an edge flap is provided at an open edge portion of at least the other side wall adjacent to the file box, the edge flap being folded and fixed to the inside of the edge portion via a flap fold line. File support device. 5. The file box according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a back wall of the file box is formed with a top wall of an appropriate size continuous with the back wall and both side walls, and the top wall of the top wall is formed. A file support device characterized in that a back cover is provided that extends along the inner surface of the rear wall through a folding side portion that is folded and fixed to the inside of the upper wall from front edge portions that are connected to both side walls. . 6. The file supporting device according to claim 1, wherein the file box is made of polypropylene.